Argentine cement market declines 7% in September
Argentina’s cement consumption fell 7.2 per cent YoY and 10.4 per cent MoM to 938,972t in September 2019, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Domestic demand wa...
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Raysut Cement set to begin construction of new plant in Georgia
UAE-based Pioneer Cement (Raysut Cement Co) is currently finalising arrangements for its greenfield 1.2Mta project to be located near Tbilisi, Georgia. Pioneer Cement owns conce...
Vietnam cement sales edge down 4% in August
Total cement sales by Vietnamese producers slipped four per cent to 8.091Mt in August 2019 when compared with the year-ago period, according to data by the Vietnam National Ceme...
Illinois Cement prepares to expand quarry operations
Illinois Cement (Eagle Materials Inc) will soon start work on a new road to bypass an area a quarter of a mile west of its current quarry location on East Third Road in La Salle...
Cemtech Europe highlights cement sustainability targets
Cemtech Europe 2019 opened today at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Taking place as global sustainability targets tighten, the conference agenda will closely exam...
Algerian cement exports surge to US$42m
Cement exports from Algeria reached US$42.41m between January-July 2019, more than septupling YoY, according to the Algerian customs service. Exports of hydraulic cement and cli...
CMA commits to waste management
India's Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) has expressed its commitment towards disposal of wastes and plastics and use of alternative fuels and raw materials. Addressing th...
Lehigh Hanson set to acquire Giant Cement's Keystone plant
HeidelbergCement has announced that its north American subsidiary, Lehigh Hanson Inc, has entered into an agreement to acquire Giant Cement’s (Elementia SAB de CV) Keystone faci...
Arabian Cement's Rabigh plant to begin operations in 2Q20
Construction work on Arabian Cement Co’s grinding plant in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, is now 99.3 per cent complete. Full completion is due in the 1Q20 and commercial operations are ...
Votorantim Cimentos reports positive 2Q net results
Votorantim Cimentos saw its consolidated net revenues from goods sold and services rendered increase 3.7 per cent to BRL5.822bn (US$ 1.403bn) in the first half of 2019 when comp...